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diff --git a/keyedcache/utils.py b/keyedcache/utils.py
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+import types
+
+def is_string_like(maybe):
+    """Test value to see if it acts like a string"""
+    try:
+        maybe+""
+    except TypeError:
+        return 0
+    else:
+        return 1
+
+
+def is_list_or_tuple(maybe):
+    return isinstance(maybe, (types.TupleType, types.ListType))